Agenda item

Construction of part three/part four storey building comprising nine dwellings (Class C3) with associated access, parking, refuse and cycle storage and landscaping

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Further written deputations were read out as part of the officer presentation from:

·         Mr Russell - Agent

·         Mr Smith - Objector

Deputations are not minutes but can be viewed on the livestream on the following link https://livestream.com/accounts/14063785/planning-22jul2020/videos/208937684

Members' Questions

In response to questions from members, officers explained that:

·         The number of parking spaces was in accordance with the Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document adopted by the City Council. 

·         The area is well served by buses, but it is some distance from the nearest train station.

·         There are four trees, one is multi-stemmed so could be regarded as a group of trees.  The planning officer pointed out on the indicative drawing where the planting was proposed.

·         The impact of noise is a material planning condition.  Placing residential uses at the back could result in some friction, where that is the case then appropriate mitigation measures must be put in place. Mitigation measures put forward by the applicant include acoustic screening and the placement of windows.  There is a planning condition proposed to seek the precise details of mitigation. 

·         Waste collection from the public house will be through a private company.  There will be noise but this is a short term impact once or twice a week which would not result in significant harm with the mitigation measures proposed. 

·         Richard Lee, Regulatory Services Manager said that the extraction system is roughly 13.5m from the boundary of the site to the façade of the new development.  Officers suspect a level of dilution sufficient to ensure there is no cause for concern. He agreed that the site was not very open, however considering distances and understanding the routine maintenance, he did not believe it will be a particular problem.

·         There is a planning condition proposed relating to energy use which could include solar panels as there is an area of flat roof. Members asked that this be requested from the applicant.

·         The target is to make a 19% reduction in the emissions from the building, above what is required through the building regulations. The planning condition will ensure they provide an independent report to show they have met the target rate. 

(Councillor Stagg left at 3pm before reaching members' comments.)

Members' Comments

Members had concerns about future occupiers of the dwellings being adversely affected by noise from the public house, the bottle collections, and smells from cooking.  Members noted that the design of the building was appealing.  Other members commented that the development would improve the area and that there was no reason to refuse the application.

RESOLVED

(1)    Delegated authority was granted to the Assistant Director of Planning & Economic Growth to Grant Conditional Permission subject to satisfactory completion of a Legal Agreement to secure the following:

- SPA nitrate mitigation

- SPA recreational impact mitigation

(2) Delegated authority was granted to the Assistant Director of

Planning & Economic Growth to add/amend conditions where necessary, and;

(3)    Delegated authority was granted to the Assistant Director of

Planning & Economic Growth to refuse planning permission if a Legal Agreement has not been satisfactorily completed within three months of the date of this resolution.